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Author: David Baxter
Publication Date: January 7, 2026 - 16:48
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NDP leadership candidates scramble to raise funds ahead of membership deadlines
January 7, 2026
NDP leadership candidates are entering the final sprint to sign up members and raise the last of four $25,000 payments required to be on the ballot.
The membership cutoff for voting eligibility and the final fundraising deadline both land on Jan. 28.
Despite a plea from a Canadian Jewish advocacy group, the Carney government will not be appointing a new special envoy to tackle antisemitism. Neither will it have an Islamophobia envoy. Instead, it launched an advisory council to combat hate on Wednesday.
The role of Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism was previously held by Deborah Lyons. But it has remained open since she stepped down in July. B’nai Brith Canada urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to fill the position in an open letter in mid-January.
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In four separate incidents this past week, vehicles launched over highway guardrails due to a buildup of snow and 'driver error, according to the OPP.
February 4, 2026 - 14:58 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
In four separate incidents this past week, vehicles launched over highway guardrails due to a buildup of snow and 'driver error, according to the OPP.
February 4, 2026 - 14:58 | Sean Previl | Global News - Ottawa



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